NAME

fitstopgm - convert a FITS file into a portable graymap

SYNOPSIS

fitstopgm [fitsfile]

DESCRIPTION

Reads a FITS file as input. Produces a portable graymap as output. The results may need to be flipped top for bottom; if so, just pipe the output through pnmflip -tb.

FITS stands for Flexible Image Transport System. A full description can be found in Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 44 (1981), page 363.

SEE ALSO

pgmtofits(1), pgm(5)

AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.